Hawaii's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Hawaii . It is represented by Jill Tokuda , who succeeded Kai Kahele after the 2022 election . The district encompasses all rural and most suburban areas of Oahu /Honolulu County , as well as the entire state outside of Oahu. It includes the counties of Kauai , Maui , Kalawao , and Hawaii ("the Big Island"). The district spans 331 miles. The most populous community entirely within the district is Hilo . Major segments of the economy include tourism , ranching , and agriculture .
Hawaii's 2nd congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative Distribution Population (2023) 711,869[ 1] Median household income $89,073[ 2] Ethnicity Cook PVI D+14[ 3]
Under the U.S. Constitution , a candidate for this district has to be a resident of Hawaii, but does not have to live in the district itself. The first non-resident elected to this seat was Ed Case , a Honolulu attorney , though he was born and raised on the Big Island of Hawaii . The home state office of the second congressional district is at the Prince Kuhio Federal Building near Honolulu Harbor .
When Hawaii and Alaska were admitted to the Union in 1959, both new states were granted one at-large representative to Congress pending the next United States census . In the reapportionment following the 1960 U.S. census , Hawaii gained a second U.S. representative. Instead of creating two congressional districts, the state continued to elect its U.S. representatives at large. Two representatives were first elected in 1962 , and Hawaii was first represented by two U.S. representatives on January 2, 1963, upon the convening of the 88th Congress . The 2nd congressional district was created in 1971 when Hawaii began electing its representatives from districts instead of electing at-large representatives statewide.
The 2nd congressional district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D+14. It has supported the Democratic nominee in every presidential election since 1988, and has never elected a Republican U.S. representative. In October 2019, Representative Tulsi Gabbard announced that she would not seek reelection, instead choosing to focus on her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination .
In January 2019, Hawaii state senator Kai Kahele announced he would run for the seat in 2020.[ 4] Other Democrats who announced were David Cornejo, Brian Evans (a self-described "Berniecrat " who ran for the seat as a Republican in 2018), Noelle Famera, and Ryan Meza. Republicans Joseph Akana and Jonathan Hoomanawanui also announced. Kahele won the Democratic nomination on August 8 and the general election on November 3.
Recent election results from statewide races
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For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census ), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:[ 8]
Hawai'i County (55)
All 55 communities
Honolulu County (35)
'Āhuimanu , Hale'iwa , Hau'ula , He'eia , Helemano , Ka'a'awa , Kailua , Kahalu'u , Kahuku , Kalaeloa (part; also 1st ), Kāneʻohe , Kāneʻohe Base , Kapolei , Kawela Bay , Ko Olina , Lā'ie , Mā'ili , Mākaha , Mākaha Valley , Makakilo , Maunawili , Mokulē'ia , Nānākuli , Punalu'u , Pūpūkea , Royal Kunia , Schofield Barracks , Wahiawa , Waiāhole-Waikāne , Waialua , Waianae , Waimānalo , Waimānalo Beach , Wheeler AFB , Whitmore Village
Kalawao County (4)
All 4 communities
Kauai County (24)
All 24 communities
Maui County (31)
All 31 communities
List of members representing the district
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Member
Party
Years
Cong ress
Electoral history
District map
District created January 3, 1971
Patsy Mink (Waipahu )
Democratic
January 3, 1971 — January 3, 1977
92nd 93rd 94th
Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1970 .Re-elected in 1972 .Re-elected in 1974 . Retired to run for U.S. senator .
Daniel Akaka (Honolulu )
Democratic
January 3, 1977 — May 15, 1990
95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st
Elected in 1976 .Re-elected in 1978 .Re-elected in 1980 .Re-elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1988 . Resigned when appointed U.S. senator.
Vacant
May 15, 1990 — September 22, 1990
101st
Patsy Mink (Waipahu )
Democratic
September 22, 1990 — September 28, 2002
101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th
Elected to finish Akaka's term .Re-elected in 1990 .Re-elected in 1992 .Re-elected in 1994 .Re-elected in 1996 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 2000 . Died.Re-elected posthumously in 2002 .
Vacant
September 28, 2002 — November 30, 2002
107th
Ed Case (Honolulu )
Democratic
November 30, 2002 — January 3, 2003
Elected to finish Mink's term in the 107th Congress . Had not been a candidate for the next term.
Vacant
January 3, 2003 — January 4, 2003
108th
2003–2013
Ed Case (Honolulu )
Democratic
January 4, 2003 — January 3, 2007
108th 109th
Elected to finish Mink's term in the 108th Congress .Re-elected in 2004 . Retired to run for U.S. senator .
Mazie Hirono (Honolulu )
Democratic
January 3, 2007 — January 3, 2013
110th 111th 112th
Elected in 2006 .Re-elected in 2008 .Re-elected in 2010 . Retired to run for U.S. senator .
Tulsi Gabbard (Honolulu )
Democratic
January 3, 2013 — January 3, 2021
113th 114th 115th 116th
Elected in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 . Retired to run for U.S. president .
2013–2023
Kai Kahele (Hilo )
Democratic
January 3, 2021 — January 3, 2023
117th
Elected in 2020 . Retired to run for Governor of Hawaii .
Jill Tokuda (Kāne'ohe )
Democratic
January 3, 2023 — present
118th 119th
Elected in 2022 .Re-elected in 2024 .
2023–present
Historical district boundaries
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2003–2013
2013–2023
^ "United States Census" . Retrieved September 21, 2024 .
^ "My Congressional District" . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 21, 2024 .
^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List" . Cook Political Report . Retrieved January 10, 2023 .
^ Cocke, Sophie (November 18, 2019). "Former Kauai Mayor Bernard Carvalho endorses Kai Kahele for Congress" . Honolulu Star-Advertiser . Retrieved November 28, 2019 .
^ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::021708d3-fda3-45b0-ae4b-9362a4f23fe9
^ "Statement of Vote" (PDF) . elections.hawaii.gov . Archived (PDF) from the original on December 4, 2024.
^ "Statement of Vote" (PDF) . elections.hawaii.gov . Archived (PDF) from the original on January 8, 2025.
^ https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST15/CD118_HI01.pdf
^ 1970 Election Results
^ 1972 Election Results
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^ 1990 Special Election Results
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^ 2003 Special Election Results
^ 2004 Election Results
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^ 2008 Election Results
^ 2010 Election Results
^ 2012 Election Results
^ "Hawaii General Election 2014" (PDF) . Hawaii Office of Elections. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014 .
^ "PRIMARY ELECTION 2016 – State of Hawaii – Statewide" . State of Hawaii Office of Elections. August 16, 2016. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2016 .
^ "Statewide Summary" (PDF) . Office of Elections . State of Hawaii. Retrieved November 20, 2018 .
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